Improvement in machines for making wooden pins



, I s. s. ESKEY.

Machine for Making Wooden-Pins.

N0.160,172 PatentedFeb. 23,1875.

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THE GRAPHIC CO.PHOTO-LlTN-39&4l PARK PLAG -JLY- UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

SAMUEL S..ESKEY, OF PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS P.BUTCHER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR MAKING WOODEN PINS.

Specificat on forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,172, dated February23, 1875; application filed January 13, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. EsKEY, of Parkersburg, in the county ofWood and State of West Virginia, have in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for Making Wooden lins and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention such as will enable others skilled in the-art to whichitpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to doweling machines and machines for making woodenpins, and consists in certain modifications in the construction of thesame, and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter shown anddescribed; the object of this invention being to provide a cuttingapparatus for doweling and cutting out wooden pins, which shall, in itsoperation, adapt itself and cause the cutting to follow the grain of thewood which is out without crossing it, this being a desirable object insuch manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention and forms apart of the specification thereof, Figure l is a front elevation of myimproved doweling-machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same, takenfrom front to rear.

In the drawing referred to, A designates a stand, in which is formed thesocket B, in which rests the ball 0, conforming thereto. The said ballhas a-vertical aperture through the same, in which is set the form orcuttingtool 0, extending upwardly, and in which also is fixed the tubeat, extending downwardly through the aperture-e, as shown in thedrawing. The said tube a is provided with a weigh t, b, suspended to thelower extremit-y.

Back of the stand A are the upright posts D, between which moves theframe or slide E, provided with the projecting piece F in I front, andhaving the rack Gr attached to the back. 7

In operation, the wood to be cut is placed in a vertical position on thecutting-tool c, and is forced downward by means of the descending slideor frame E with projection F,

in connection with the slide E. As the timher is forced down on thecutter c, the latter is allowed a certain movement by the action of theball int-he socket, and cuts the timber in the direction of the grain,as cutting along "the grain requires less force than when across Thatpart of the stand in which is formed the socket is beveled underneathand about the aperture 6, as shown in the drawing.

The weighted tube a, is intended to regulate the motion of the ball inthe socket, and tends to keep the cutterin a vertical position.

In the accompanying drawing, the machine is represented as provided witha spur-gear, H, which connects with the rack G to bring down the slideE, and further with a spring I within the shell K at the top of theposts D, to raise the slide when the gear and rack are disconnected by amovement of the lever L; but in the construction of the machine and itsoperation any other suitable devices will answer these purposes, as,forinstance, a simple weight and a pulley may be preferable for thepurpose of raising the slide.

As a modification in the construction, the relative positions of theball and socket and the timber to be cut may be changed, the socketbeing ilwerted and attached to the slide, and the ball provided with thetube and. cutter placed therein, the cutter extending downward and thewood to be out being placed on a suitable support below.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent 1. The ball 0, provided with the cutter c and regulating-tube aand the socket, for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the stand A and slide E, having the projection F,the ball having the cutter c and weighted tube a, and the socket, asshown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

SAMUEL S. ESKEY. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. TURNER, W. W. VAN WINKLE.

